Career Orientation for Postdocs

Career decisions during the postdoctoral phase regarding future career paths and steps are of significant importance and require careful analysis and reflection.
To support future career orientation and the associated decision-making processes, the workshop provides information about various career options as well as suggestions for reflection and group discussion.

Focal points:

• Academic career scenarios and development in national and international comparison: Framework conditions, statistics and facts, potential career paths, qualification requirements, explicit and implicit rules in different academic cultures.
• Alternative career paths and their conditions: Science management, entrepreneurship / self-employment, industry, public sector.
• Making good decisions: Developing criteria for individual decision-making, analysing various scenarios and their impacts on different life areas.
• Time horizons: When is the right time to consider and make decisions? How long can/should open-ended orientation processes last? What resources are available and helpful?

Target group: Postdocs of all fields
Trainer: Dr. Margarete Hubrath
Maximum number of participants: 12
Registration deadline: 13 January 2026
Contact for organizational questions: graduiertenzentrumtu-dortmundde

Further information and registration